Is Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing or Richmond Hill better for families?

Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing and Richmond Hill each suit different families. Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing leads on Safety, Health, and Activities, while Richmond Hill leads on Neighborhood Character, Transit, and Affordability. What's "better" depends on what you prioritize — safety, schools, affordability, or transit. Our neighborhood search can rank them by your own weights.

How do Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing and Richmond Hill compare on safety and schools?

Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing: 82/100 safety, 94/100 schools. Richmond Hill: 59/100 safety, 87/100 schools.

Are Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing and Richmond Hill similar neighborhoods?

They're 86% similar across the nine signals we score. Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing stands out on Safety, Health, and Activities.

Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing vs Richmond Hill

Queens

Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing

Family Fit 74/100

Queens

Richmond Hill

Family Fit 66/100

Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing (Queens) and Richmond Hill (Queens), compared across the nine signals we score for families. Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing scores higher on Safety and Health; Richmond Hill leads on Neighborhood Character and Transit. Overall they're 86% similar on family fit.

How they compare

Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing compared with Richmond Hill, metric by metric
Metric	Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing	Richmond Hill
Family Fit	74/100 (leads)	66/100
Families	53/100 (leads)	53/100
Affordability	62/100	64/100 (leads)
Schools	94/100 (leads)	87/100
Neighborhood Character	67/100	90/100 (leads)
Transit	45/100	49/100 (leads)
Safety	82/100 (leads)	59/100
Health	97/100 (leads)	77/100
Activities	48/100 (leads)	38/100

Weekday-morning commute

Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing compared with Richmond Hill, metric by metric
Metric	Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing	Richmond Hill
To Midtown	54–55 min	52–54 min (leads)
To Lower Manhattan	67–69 min	52–54 min (leads)
To Hudson Yards	61–63 min	52–55 min (leads)
To Union Square / Flatiron	62–64 min	58–60 min (leads)
To Upper East Side medical corridor	62–64 min	61–63 min (leads)
To Downtown Brooklyn	71–72 min	48–50 min (leads)
To Long Island City	43–44 min	42–43 min (leads)
To Jamaica	49–50 min	19–22 min (leads)
To Flushing	17–18 min (leads)	49–51 min
To Fordham	75–78 min (leads)	77–82 min

Typical transit and walking time, leaving between 7:30 and 9:00 a.m. on a weekday, from each neighborhood's population center; the shorter trip leads. From MTA, NYC DOT and NYC Ferry schedules, so no delays or crowding. Streets © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing or Richmond Hill better for families?: Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing and Richmond Hill each suit different families. Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing leads on Safety, Health, and Activities, while Richmond Hill leads on Neighborhood Character, Transit, and Affordability. What's "better" depends on what you prioritize — safety, schools, affordability, or transit. Our neighborhood search can rank them by your own weights.
How do Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing and Richmond Hill compare on safety and schools?: Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing: 82/100 safety, 94/100 schools. Richmond Hill: 59/100 safety, 87/100 schools.
Are Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing and Richmond Hill similar neighborhoods?: They're 86% similar across the nine signals we score. Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing stands out on Safety, Health, and Activities.

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